Armley Gyratory incident: Police close major Leeds road during rush hour over safety concerns for man on footbridge

Police have been called out to a busy road in Armley after safety concerns were raised for a man on a bridge.

The man was seen on the wrong side of the railings on a footbridge over Canal Street, shortly after 7.40am.

The A647 Canal Street is closed both ways causing heavy traffic from Branch Road to Armley Gyratory (Photo: Google)placeholder image
The A647 Canal Street is closed both ways causing heavy traffic from Branch Road to Armley Gyratory (Photo: Google)

The road was closed in both directions as police, firefighters and paramedics were called out to help.

Officers talked to the man and brought him to safety shortly after 9am.

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